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There are many, many memorable quotes on the subject of art. From the sublime: Art is magic delivered from the lie of being truth" (Theodor Adorno),
to the ridiculous: "A line is a dot that went for a walk" (Paul Klee).
From scientists: "True art is characterised by an irresistible urge in the creative artist" (Albert Einstein),
and philosophers: "The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance" (Aristotle),
to musicians: "Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos" (Stephen Sondheim),
writers: "Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known" (Oscar Wilde),
and politicians: "If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him." (John F. Kennedy).
This quiz is about what the artists themselves have had to say about their craft, their works, their inspirations, and their lives.
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Time was not something that Michelangelo often wasted. During his life he created more than 40 sculptures, painted the grand murals in the Sistine Chapel, designed more than a dozen buildings, and created countless drawings. He even wrote poems. He certainly liked to keep himself busy!
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O'Keefe often painted enlarged pictures of flowers which gave the impression that they were being seen through a magnifying glass.
She said "I saw a still-life painting with a flower that was perfectly exquisite, but so small you really could not appreciate it" and "I decided that if I could paint that flower in a huge scale, you could not ignore its beauty" |
Constable, who was active in the late 18th - early 19th centuries, was known primarily for painting landscapes. His most famous work is The Hay Wain painted in 1821.
Despite his later popularity, during Constable's life he was not very successful and he sold more of his work in France than in his native England |
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Matisse's revolutionary style earned him and his movement the name les fauves which is French for "wild beasts"
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Van Gogh suffered greatly with his sanity. He had more than one breakdown, spent a year in a mental asylum and in the end, sadly, he committed suicide. The early death of such a great artist was a tragic loss to the world
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His prediction seems to be coming true, what with "You Tube" channels, reality TV shows and televised talent competitions.
Warhol's most famous work is probably Campbell's Soup Cans, a series of 32 paintings, each depicting a different variety of canned soup |
Leonardo's desire for understanding is evident in his works. He was well ahead of his time in his knowledge of anatomy and engineering. He made designs for hydraulic pumps, finned mortar shells, and even a steam cannon; all of this some 300 years before the industrial revolution began!
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Dalí was well known for his outlandish personality. Here are a couple more quotes from the great man:
"Take me, I am the drug; take me, I am hallucinogenic." "There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad." |
Lowry did not achieve much success with his art until he was in his 50s, and he remained in employment until his 65th birthday. Recently, long after his death in 1976, one of his paintings entitled Going to the Match was valued at £6,000,000 - £10,000,000
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He had many memorable quotes, including "The chief enemy of creativity is 'good' sense'" and "Good artists copy, great artists steal"